Birthday
1909-03-28
Deathday
1981-05-09
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Nelson Algren

Writing

Biography

Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.

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